A retrospective epidemiological review of maxillofacial injuries in a tertiary care centre in Goa, India.

Purpose: Trauma accounts for the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide in the present day and may rightly be called the new pandemic. The prominent nature of the face exposes it to various traumatic injuries. A timely, prompt diagnosis along with employment of correct and quick treatment greatly improves the outcome for these patients.

Pattern of associated brain injury in maxillofacial trauma: a retrospective study from a high-volume centre.

The incidence of head injury in maxillofacial trauma patients varies widely in the literature. A good understanding of the patterns of association between these injuries would aid in efficient multidisciplinary treatment. The aim of this study therefore was to understand the associations between head injury and facial trauma by retrospectively analysing the records of patients seen at a tertiary care trauma centre.

Transbuccal versus transoral approach for management of mandibular angle fractures: a prospective, clinical and radiographic study.

Objectives: We compared the transbuccal and transoral approaches in the management of mandibular angle fractures.

Materials And Methods: Sixty patients with mandibular angle fractures were randomly divided into two equal groups (A, transoral approach; group B, transbuccal approach) who received fracture reduction using a single 2.5 mm 4 holed miniplate with a bar using either of the two approaches.